AUDIO ENGINEERING & MUSIC BUSINESS COURSE – California Sound Studios

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California Sound Studios proudly offers a 4 Week (6 hours per week) Audio Engineering & Music Business training workshop. This course is specifically designed to help you understand how to record a hit song and how to protect your intellectual property in order to be successful in today’s music industry. This fast paced, very hands on course will give you the experience needed to produce top quality music while getting the financial income and recognition you deserve. The following is the curriculum sequence our trainers use to help get your career to the next level. Our goal is for each student to be able to work along side the leading industry professionals and start effectively producing tomorrows top Artists.

WEEKS 1:

ENGINEERING TOPICS COVERED:

Understanding the principles of sound, how it is captured, stored and manipulated is the focus of our first lesson. We will simplify the mysteries of acoustics and the tools used in audio engineering as we dive into the recording process:

    • Principles of Microphones

    • Cables and studio maintenance

    • OMF, Universal Compatibility

BUSINESS TOPICS COVERED:

This section is specially designed to help open your mind and start discussing how to capitalize on the information you are learning in class by developing your professional business skills. This section will give you the step by step process for success as a professional in the music industry:

WEEKS 2:

ENGINEERING TOPICS COVERED:

The wonderful world of plug-ins is explored and explained in this lesson. We begin to examine frequencies and how to hear minute differences in sound while understanding effective procedures in assigning plug-ins and for what purposes. We also learn principles of different forms of media and how to utilize the internet for long-distance projects.

    • EQ’s and Listening for Frequency

    • Balancing Frequency Pockets

    • Bouncing and Burning a CD

BUSINESS TOPICS COVERED:

Making sure your intellectual property is protected and legally represented so everybody can get paid is the foundation to any career in the Entertainment Industry. In this section you will learn how to properly secure your products and the legalities of contracts; probably one of the most important sections of the entire workshop:

    • Capitalizing on new technologies

WEEKS 3:

ENGINEERING TOPICS COVERED:

Utilizing the proper applications, this in-depth section will explore MIDI and learn how to use a sequencer efficiently. We will also train our ears yet further in hearing differences in sound quality as we transfer audio in different formats:

    • Utilizing Samples in MIDI

    • Processor and Buffer Efficiency

    • Tracking and Multi-tracking

    • Bouncing and Quality Differences

BUSINESS TOPICS COVERED:

Now that we are making hit songs we need to learn how to create an Image that tells your story to your fans. Creating an awareness of your brand is key to any successful career in the entertainment industry. In this section we will break down innovative promotional tactics that get major results:

    • Advertisements 

    • Flyers & Banners

    • Logo Design

    • CD Covers

    • Press Kit Pictures

    • Social Media

WEEKS 4:

ENGINEERING TOPICS COVERED:

Creating a final product takes time and skill, so the final week will focus on recording a real session. We will learn how to prepare, record, mix, edit and master a final product in one full session. On your way home you will be listening to your very own music production!

    • Setting Up Full Band Session

    • Proper Microphone Placement

    • Testing Signals/Setting Levels

BUSINESS TOPICS COVERED:

Publishing & Performing are the most lucrative revenue streams for music these days, especially for artist. Exposing your music to large audiences via film/ TV placements and performing as much as possible will promote and sell more music & merchandise. You are going to want to know how to efficiently capitalize on these area and maximize exposure. Only then will Music Industry titans like The Grammy Academy & Billboard recognize your talents:

    • Radio Plays

    • Digital & Physical Distribution  

    • B.D.S. & Sound Exchange Radio Reporting

    • Movie Scoring

    • Endorsements

    • Sponsorship’s

After you have completed this 4 Week Training Course, you will understand the true process of “ARTIST DEVELOPMENT”. This course will give you the step by step game plan of creating and selling music!!! The Industry moves very quickly, understanding the legalities of intellectual property and how to create music competitively will help you establish a solid foundation to get paid for the services you provide. A skillful Music Industry Professional is highly pursued and valued in today’s market. Doors open wide for those who master this craft. This no-nonsense course will give you the tools and confidence needed to achieve greatness in the fields of the Entertainment Industry.

SEATS ARE LIMITED, CALL NOW TO RESERVE YOURS!!!

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PRIVATE CLASSES SCHEDULED UPON AVAILABILITY 

PRICE $4,800 PER PERSON